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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1997
Francis Giles Overbury, Great Dunmow, GB;
Jonathan Fraser Page, Ross On Wye, GB;
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A phase array antenna is monitored by applying to each element of the array in turn a signal known characteristics, detecting the signal output from the selected element as a result of the applied known signal, and comparing the detected signal with the applied signal whereby to monitor changes in the applied signal due to the signal path. The detection is preferably carried out using a single monitoring unit in the near-field of each antenna element. Alternatively the detection is carried out using a single source of applied signals a number of individual monitoring units one for each element of the array, and a switching device for selecting the element of the array to be monitored.